Government immigration data reveals a dramatic 89.9% decrease in study permit holders and a 67.9% drop in work permit holders in Canada for December 2025 compared to December 2023. Study permits shrank from 95,320 holders in December 2023 to only 9,665 by December 2025. Meanwhile, work permits fell from 30,325 to 9,735 over the same timeframe, signaling one of the steepest recent declines in temporary resident arrivals.
Canada Study Permits Plunge 89.9% and Work Permits Drop 67.9% in Dec 2025
